Planning

Jun

03

2020

Minimized Burden, Minimized Volatility, Better Planning

Elite Circle, Planning, Volatility

Day 68. Use ‘points’, instead of using ‘hours’ to estimate a work effort. The burden of estimating and tracking work using ‘hours’ or duration is heavier than using points! Fund the development value stream instead of projects. The burden of funding many projects is heavier than funding one development value stream. Continue reading

Here are some visuals for PI Planning, iteration Planning, Portfolio Planning... even applicable to backlog refinement!

Series (7 of 7): Building High-Performing ART — “Give your ART Downtime”

Downtime, Guard band, Innovation, IP Iteration, Planning

Give your agile Teams and team of Agile teams some downtime...space. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy! The same is true for your ART. Let them be creative and innovative -- away from the current work -- during this downtime. Remember, innovation is very important to any enterprise's future. In SAFe, this downtime is called the 'Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration. The last iteration before the next Program Increment (PI). Here is another beauty of this IP Iteration -- in addition to being a space for innovation: It is a built-in buffer (albeit small) between Program…